Garden Updated 7/16/2009

Green Beans

Summer time is harvest time in our gardens. The green beans are over producing this year.
This is a picture of the quart jars canned on Friday 6/26/09. Quantity of 46 quarts!
Yes I wrote that number correctly. . LOL. I had to call in help for snapping the beans.
I finished up the pints on Saturday. The final count is 46 quarts and 27 pints. That is a record for me to do at one time. Thanks to my friend Debra, sister in laws Jenny and Debbie Wallace for a job well done!

Pepper & Sophie

These are our little schnauzers. Pepper is the silver and white male and Sophie is the black and silver female. Pepper is 2 1/2 years old and Sophie is 7 months. They just returned home from being groomed.

Strawberries in May

Saturday morning we went to the strawberry patch to pick (and eat) our favorite fruit. I did some taste testing just to make sure the berries were ready for picking. The end result was Strawberry Jam and strawberries sliced with sugar prepared for freezing for the delicious shortcake. Oh I almost forgot. . . strawberry smoothies at dinner with our friends and family.
It was a great weekend. . . maybe I'll go pick again this week.

Our Yard

Springtime is my favorite time of the year. Everything is new, fresh, green, and blooming.
I am very excited about finding new flowers for the yard. I spend most of the day puttering around in the yard. There is always something to do to maintain the beauty. Sophie and Pepper are always bringing sticks in the yard from the woods to chew on. Have a wonderful day and enjoy the sunshine and the showers.

Garden is growing

Roses

I changed to an organic fertilizer for all of my plants, roses, and garden this year. The difference is amazing! Everything is greener, plants are growing fantastic, blooms are beautiful! Enjoy the beautiful roses in Susan's Corner.